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WILLIAM A. MIDDLETONOE HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. I

Letters'Pat'ent No.'105,8 25, dated July 26, 1870.

(IMPROVEMENT m nruvn CORN-SHELLER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and. making part of the same i :To all whom it may ooncern Be it known that I,,WILLIAM A. MIDDLETON, of the city of Harrisburg, county of Dauphin and State I of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in' HandOorn-Shellers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the same. and its manner of operation,

reference being bad to theaccompanying drawing and i letters of reference markodthereon.

I ing-teeth, as shown. Two or more are rigidly attached or formed upon eachjaw. r

r These'jaws are 'heldtogether at their free ends by the gum-band springs, that is held in place by the knobs 'orprojeotions shown.-

The curved jaw B hastheihaiidl'e A' cast upon or otherwise rigidly attached to it, as shown in fig. 1.

This invention is designed as an improvement upon the corn-sheller patented by William P. Patton and WILLIAM A. Mlnnnn'rox, on the 25th J annary, 1870, numbered 99,106.

Said patent corn-sheller has similar-shaped jaws and shelling-teeth, but, from its manner of construction, requires the corn to be rotated by the hand in the act of shelling. which proves tiresome to the operator.

In the present invention a handle-is provided that enables the operator to vibrate the sheller upon the cob while using it,'and thus relieve the arm'and hand that grasps the corn from strain and fatigue.

The manner of use is plainly shown in fig. 2 of the drawing. I

I do not desire, therefore, to claim, broadly, the construction of the jaws or teeth in this invention; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination of the hinged jaws B and 0, provided with the triangular-shaped teeth a b c d, the

spring a, and operating handle A, when said parts are constructed and arranged to operate'in the manner and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM A. MIDDLETON. [.n. s.] Witnesses; I

G. J KUNKEL,

WM. P. PATTON. 

